The economics of biodiversity conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa : mending the Ark / edited by Charles Perrings.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Perrings, Charles.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biodiversity conservation--Economic aspects--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Biodiversity conservation.

Biodiversity conservation--Economic aspects.

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Physical Description:

xix, 351 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2000]

Contents:

1 The Biodiversity Convention and biodiversity loss in Sub-Saharan Africa / Charles Perrings 1

1.2 The role of biodiversity 3

1.3 The proximate causes of biodiversity loss in Sub-Saharan Africa 11

1.4 The underlying causes of biodiversity loss 20

1.5 The value of biodiversity 26

1.6 The structure of the book 37

Part I The Microeconomics of Biodiversity Loss: Case Studies From Nigeria, Malawi, Kenya and Namibia

2 The value of biodiversity in the Hadejia-Nguru wetlands of Northern Nigeria / Gayatri Acharya 49

2.2 Upstream developments and downstream impacts 52

2.3 Biodiversity loss and flood extent within the wetlands 57

2.4 A model of water allocation with direct and indirect flood benefits 60

2.5 Biodiversity and flooding within the wetlands 68

3 The loss of biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems: the case of demersal and gillnet fisheries in Malawi / Victor Kasulo 79

3.2 Fisheries in the Malawi economy 83

3.3 Policies and the regulatory framework of fisheries in Malawi 89

3.4 A fisheries model 91

3.5 Empirical results 103

3.6 Summary and policy implications 105

4 Costs and benefits of protected areas: Marsabit Forest Reserve, Northern Kenya / Adano Wario Roba 115

4.2 Marsabit 118

4.3 The survey 125

4.4 Access to forest resources 134

4.5 Interpreting the survey data 140

4.6 Implications of the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity 149

5 Biodiversity conservation and land-use options in semi-arid lands: the case of Nyae Nyae in Namibia / Omu Kakujaha-Matundu, Charles Perrings 159

5.2 Evaluating biodiversity projects 165

5.3 Wildlife and livestock options in the Nyae Nyae 170

5.4 An optimal mix of livestock production and wildlife conservation 173

Part II Macroeconomics and Biodiversity Loss: Structural Adjustment, Deforestation and Biodiversity Loss in Ghana

6 Forestry, deforestation and biodiversity in Ghana / James K. Benhin, Edward B. Barbier 185

6.1 Background and statement of the problem 185

6.2 Forestry and biodiversity in Ghana 189

6.3 Biodiversity loss and deforestation 196

6.4 The diversity of exploited timber trees and the export ban 208

6.5 Agriculture in Ghana: cocoa and maize 213

7 The Structural Adjustment Programme and deforestation in Ghana / James K. Benhin, Edward B. Barbier 232

7.2 The economic reform strategy in Ghana 237

7.3 Agricultural policies and the Structural Adjustment Programme 242

7.4 Forestry policies and the Structural Adjustment Programme 254

7.5 Policies addressing deforestation and forest degradation 259

8 Estimating the biodiversity effects of structural adjustment in Ghana / James K. Benhin, Edward B. Barbier 273

8.2 The maximization problem 275

8.3 Empirical analysis 283

8.4 Price impacts on forest loss 294

9 Policies for biodiversity conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa / Charles Perrings, Jon Lovett 309

9.2 The economic policy environment 311

9.3 Protected areas, conservation and development 317

9.4 Patterns of species diversity and the level of biodiversity protection 321

9.5 Incentives for biodiversity conservation 328

9.6 Incentives and the distribution of income 333.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1840641509

OCLC:

40996130